Region 6

Printable version An OPSEU/SEFPO Region 6 Equity Weekend has been scheduled for: Dates: June 27 – 7 pm to 9 pm June 28 – 9 am to 4 pm and 6 pm to 9 pm June 29 – 9 am to 12:15 pm Event & Hotel Location: Manitoulin Conference Centre, 66 Meredith St E, Little...

By Linda Kuizenga, Provincial Francophone Committee Chair OPSEU/SEFPO Region 6 proudly hosted the Provincial Francophone Committee at the annual Cochrane Winter Carnival, a beloved northern Ontario tradition. The event brought together members of the union and the community to celebrate winter, Francophone culture, and solidarity. One of the key highlights of the visit was a...

Is your work stressing you out? If so, you’re not alone. In Canada, one in four workers report feeling highly stressed at work. Factors such as excessive demands, lack of control, precarious work, inadequate resources and support, and workplace bullying and harassment can all took their toll on the well-being of workers. Participants will be...

Black River-Matheson municipal workers, members of CUPE Local 1490, have been on the picket line for 19 weeks, after they were locked out by their employer. These hard-working municipal employees, including road workers and arena attendants keep the community running. Last week, they joined forces to rally with the locked-out members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 631...

Health care workers are fighting back – they’re standing up to protect our public health care system, improve working conditions, and stop privatization. Thousands of hospital workers who are represented by Unifor are going into bargaining soon and we’re rallying to show our solidarity and support! Time: 12 PM – 1 PM Date: Thursday, February...

On Tuesday, January 30th, workers at the MyHealth Centre in Sudbury – members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 668 – held an information picket to raise awareness about their bargaining demands. They were joined by OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick and MPPs France Gelinas and Jamie West. The event was reported on by Sudbury.com. “What we have are...

SUDBURY, ON, January 29, 2024 – Workers at Sudbury’s MyHealth Centre provide diagnostic imaging services, including nuclear medicine, biopsy, ultrasound, mammography, and bone mineral density and X-ray services. The clinic is the only unionized clinic out of 48 MyHealth locations in Ontario. Right now, workers at the clinic, members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 668, are bargaining...

OPSEU/SEFPO’s Provincial Young Workers Committee (PYC) Representative for Region 6 is hosting a hybrid Region 6 Young Worker Trivia Night on February 2 from 7pm to 9pm at the Sudbury Regional Office.  It will be an opportunity for Region 6 members of all ages to connect with members in the region. The PYC strives to...

The OPSEU/SEFPO Local 676 bargaining team is excited to announce the ratification of our Collective Agreement with our employer, Community Living Greater Sudbury. We are extremely proud to announce that we have achieved a monumental victory: securing a Defined Benefit pension plan for all part-time and full-time workers! It has been the goal of the...

Downloadable application package Course Options and Descriptions: Mandatory Equity Plenary Session February 3, 2024 from 0800 to 0900 Breakfast Served Holiday Inn Sudbury All participants will be required to attend this information session on Saturday morning prior to attending the course they are registered in at 0930. Dismantling Anti-Black Racism (DABR) February 3 from 0930...

Stewards Orientation: 1 day course November 25, 2023 – 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Virtual/Zoom Course Description This one-day course provides new stewards with the tools to create a profile of the diverse members the steward represents, and an understanding of the questions to pursue after the course. Participants will receive a basic orientation to...

Medical education faculty and professional staff at NOSM University in Thunder Bay and Sudbury are entering provincially-mediated conciliation with NOSM U administration today, with strong community support. NOSM U faculty, staff, students and supporters have sent more than 1,300 emails to NOSM U senior administrators, urging them to “negotiate a fair deal that upholds the...